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Tanafra 9 month s ago
Lightning strikes up, not down!
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Tricia 9 month s ago
Tanafra, it’s bidirectional but from cloud to ground is the most common.
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Henrietta 9 month s ago
Tricia,
the most common is actually cloud to cloud, but yeah ground to cloud is the least common
the most common is actually cloud to cloud, but yeah ground to cloud is the least common
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Virdie 9 month s ago
I can imagine that ringing a large metal church bell WOULD attract lightning, especially because the clapper would be creating an energetic action for electrons to flow to.
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Janice 9 month s ago
#14 A helicopter needs a negative charge to fly? What's the engine and the blades for?
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Roy 9 month s ago
Janice, yeah, we can probably deduce that in Australia the would be safe to fly, as they are on the opposite side of Earth and would need a positive charge to fly there. 
Janice, it can however *create* a negative charge (although it has nothing to do with it's ability to fly):
skybrary.aero/articles/helicopter-triggered-lightning-strikes
Janice, it can however *create* a negative charge (although it has nothing to do with it's ability to fly):
skybrary.aero/articles/helicopter-triggered-lightning-strikes
the most common is actually cloud to cloud, but yeah ground to cloud is the least common
Janice, it can however *create* a negative charge (although it has nothing to do with it's ability to fly):
skybrary.aero/articles/helicopter-triggered-lightning-strikes